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Summary: During a valve adjustment on an Acura Integra, a mechanic gauges the spacing of two intake valves in each cylinder. Watch an automotive service excellence (ASE) certified master mechanic adjust intake valves in this free video on car maintenance.
Mark Blocker is a semi-retired ASE-certified master mechanic with more than 20 years of automotive experience. He has been a state-certified emissions specialist for more than 15 years...read more
"In this segment we're going to cover adjusting the intake valve cylinder number three part tow. Following the same procedure. First breaking retaining nut free. Then I'm going to back off about a half a turn. Rotate clockwise till it becomes snug and then I'm going to about fifteen to twenty degrees additional. Lock down the locking nut. Checking and rechecking. OK, it feels good. Now I'm going to double check and make sure I got both these retaining nuts good and tight. OK, I'm going to recheck I found that this ones a little bit looser that what I originally thought. So I'm going to loosen it again. Reset the center adjustment. Go a little bit further this time and tighten down the retaining nut and recheck it and sense it fooled me once I'm going to check it again just to make sure. Maybe it's kind of snug and that seems to have about the same amount of movement as the other intake. That will conclude adjusting the intake valves. Cylinder number three part two. Please watch our next segment on adjusting the exhaust valve cylinder number three part one."
eHow Article: Acura Cylinder 3 Intake Valve Adjustment: Part 2